Very happy with his attitude and overall presence on the team so far. I know there were worries for some people on if Ayton would play hard or if he was coming here expecting a large role. I think he deserves a bigger one that he has now and I am glad we got him 17 shots yesterday. But, I think Ayton has been a great teammate all year. He said during an interview that even if he doesn’t get the ball, he just hopes people knock down shots after he sets a screen because he knows he has gravity there.
I know people called him soft but I think he has been pulling down some contested boards that I have been impressed with too. I think he has been very solid and I have little complaints besides issues that I don’t think can be changed at this point like his bad hands and lack of physicality in the post.
He is still scoring efficiently, rebounding great, very active defensively with his hands, and hasn’t even played with our two main playmakers yet (Mays might be our best actually…). I think Simons is going to be HUGE for Aytons game.
Very happy with his attitude and overall presence on the team so far. I know there were worries for some people on if Ayton would play hard or if he was coming here expecting a large role. I think he deserves a bigger one that he has now and I am glad we got him 17 shots yesterday. But, I think Ayton has been a great teammate all year. He said during an interview that even if he doesn’t get the ball, he just hopes people knock down shots after he sets a screen because he knows he has gravity there.
I know people called him soft but I think he has been pulling down some contested boards that I have been impressed with too. I think he has been very solid and I have little complaints besides issues that I don’t think can be changed at this point like his bad hands and lack of physicality in the post.
He is still scoring efficiently, rebounding great, very active defensively with his hands, and hasn’t even played with our two main playmakers yet (Mays might be our best actually…). I think Simons is going to be HUGE for Aytons game.